Sydney Pollack was born on July 1, 1934 in Lafayette, IN. Director who received Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his 1985 film Out of Africa. He also earned Academy Award nominations for Best Director for Tootsie (1982) and They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969). His other films include Absence of Malice (1981), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Firm (1993) and The Way We Were (1973).
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Director who received Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his 1985 film Out of Africa. He also earned Academy Award nominations for Best Director for Tootsie (1982) and They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969). His other films include Absence of Malice (1981), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Firm (1993) and The Way We Were (1973).
Before Fame
He studied acting at New York's The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.
Trivia
In 2007, he produced and played a supporting role in the legal thriller Michael Clayton.
Family Life
He married Claire Griswold in 1958 and they had three children together.
Associated With
He played the father of Eric McCormack's character on Will and Grace.